A Relevant Motion Experiment

18 Replies to “A Relevant Motion Experiment”

1. I’m sorry … what Eastern European shithole country did they shoot this in? Some shithole with the fewest tort Lawyers per capita?

   1. They own the largest trampoline park in Slovenia, believe it or not

      1. Melania Trump is from Slovenia so some of the women there are beautiful.

         1. Psst … she moved to the USA

            1. What of it? Did that make the Slovenian women who didn’t emigrate less beautiful? Did moving to the US make Melania more beautiful?

   2. Eastern European nations are hardly shithole countries.

      1. My Ai says …

         Slovenia has seen a steady increase in emigration, particularly to countries like Germany, as many Slovenians seek better economic opportunities. The main reasons for leaving include work and family reunification.

         When I coached my son’s top competitive soccer team, I hired a local professional trainer who was here from Slovenia. A very good guy, a Biology graduate student here at UC Berkeley. I have a high regard for Slovenian’s based on my interaction with ‘Richard’ … but he was happy to be HERE and not in Slovenia.

         1. That hardly makes Slovenia a shithole country. It doesn’t meet the criteria, such as cultural and societal norms, including cruelty and other human rights abuses, of countries like Haiti, Bangldesh, Yemen, Pakistan, India, Somalia, etc. that are considered shithole countries.

   3. Tort lawyers turn FAFO countries into bubble-wrapped shitholes.

2. This is why men make better but more short-lived scientists than women.

3. I’m sorry, but that was pretty cool.

   1. I’m just glad someone else proved the physics of these equal and opposite forces … other than me. I have good knees, and balance for a 70yo … but … no. Just no.

      1. Testosterone Rules the Day.
         I have good knees and balance for a 70 yo…and that might be worth a try.
         Nicely done.

   2. For sure.

4. Pretty sure I watched a old myth buster episode where they did this earlier this year.

5. I think everyone is missing the point. This experiment shows how very wrong are the “train jump” scenes from American westerns, and most memorably, the James Garner-Donald Pleasance scene from The Great Escape. People don’t survive train jumps at high speed (over 25 KM per hour) particularly when jumping forward. This experiment shows that it is possible to survive death or serious injury when jumping from a slow moving train, particularly if jumping (springing) backward. Assume a train moving 25 km/hour. A highly trained sprinter may spring from a crouch at a speed up to 14 k/m per hour. If the athlete springs backward from the moving train the speed differential will be 11 km/hr in a forward direction. At this speed, the athlete will likely fall backward (in the direction of the moving train) and suffer moderate injuries. As speed increases, the likelihood of death, increases dramatically. The take-away – Take train jump scenes in movies with a grain of salt. Directors would make these scenes more believable if the jump occurs as the train is pulling in to a station, and the jumper proceeds in the manner described above. Then, again, where would be the fun in that?

6. The laws of physics hold in Slovenia as well.

   1. Indeed. It used to be called “Fastvenia” but they encountered friction…